2013 REAL Room Makover Raffle

Home of 42 Years Gets Makeover 

"Well, that's nice."  That was the response of Janice Conlon, winner of the Grand Prize in the 2013 REAL Room Makeover, when she was informed that she had won.  Our caller thought perhaps she had not understood the message, so he responded, "Aren't you excited!" 

Janice responded, "Well, I could scream if you want me to."  That is just Janice's style... easy going and with a sense of humor.

Janice has lived in her South Bend home for 42 years.  She graduated from Mishawaka High School.  Janice retired in November 2011 after working in the South Bend Post Office for 28 years.  Prior to that, Janice served in the United States Navy as a hospital corpsman, followed by 11 years in the Naval Reserves. 

Asked about why she entered the Raffle, Janice was quick to point out how much she appreciated REAL Services.  "You do such good work," she said, recounting her personal experience of her mother receiving home delivered meals through Meals on Wheels and a professional assessment for nursing facility placement.

Janice lives in a modest home in a modest neighborhood, her street lined with very large trees, giving a real sense of establishment and permanency.  As the grand prize winner, she has decided to remodel the bathroom and completely rewire the house.  There is a gleam in her eye when she imagines what that might look like as she talks to the design representative from Peacock and Company. 

  

Net proceeds from the raffle will be used to support the Guardianship Program of REAL Services (a program that serves as legal guardian for elderly citizens who have no one else to advocate for them) and the Foster Grandparent Program (a program the places volunteer low-income "Grandparents" in schools and day care centers to mentor children). 

50 WINNERS IN THE 2013 REAL ROOM MAKEOVER RAFFLE 

TO BENEFIT REAL SERVICES

Janice Conlon - South Bend, winner of the Grand Prize, a $25,000 room makeover

Ann Marie Thomas - South Bend

Babs Maza - South Bend

Tim Leman - Edwardsburg

Michelle & Gary DeBeck - South Bend

Pam Myers - Mishawaka

Harry Paege - South Bend

Joe - Steve & Bob - South Bend

Sandra Zielinski - South Bend

Joseph & Holly Hosinski - Granger

Ed Druelinger - Granger

Monique Weaver - Granger

Cindy Frame - South Bend

F. P. Nagy - South Bend

Mary Esmay - Plymouth

Marcy Mangus - South Bend

Kym Allsop - Mishawaka

John & Jo Broden - South Bend

Kathleen Kish - South Bend

Ray McQueen - South Bend

Frank Kopetski - South Bend

Barbara Dzikowski - South Bend

Jacqueline Vanderputten - South Bend

James Cummings - Winfield, IL

Anita Golba - South Bend

Dorothy Kryder - South Bend

Linda Lamar - South Bend

Joseph Seliga - Plymouth

Tammy Knitta - Goshen

Michael Ernzen - Granger

Kirt & Judy Scherer - South Bend

Chelle Dolniak - Mishawaka

Vincent Slaby - New Carlisle

Steve Pischalko - Granger

Shauna Luthringer - Lakeville

Tim Leman - Edwardsburg

Martin & Katheline Wills - South Bend

Andrea Mather - South Bend

Jay & Marylee Mattern - Walkerton

Janice Seliga - Plymouth

Wanda Miedema - Elkhart

Debra Jessup - North Liberty

John & Lisa Fredlake - Granger

James Davis - Mishawaka

Cheryl O'Connor - South Bend

Heather & Kevin Gary - Goshen

Henry & Nancy Mascotte - South Bend

Pat Smith - Niles

Anne Cushwa - Brooklyn, NY

Bryce Hughes - Russiaville, IN